Yes, I set to NEVER in the power management section/menu. On occasions I will want the monitor to NEVER go blank (say when I am installing updates, etc.) and then on other occasions when the computer is just say running FOLDING-AT-HOME, I want it to go blank after 3 minutes of inactivity.
However, what I have found about the screen saver & power management functions in this O/S is that apparently there is some joint relationship to the functioning of the screensaver function and the power saving function. I don't know whether this is by DESIGN or just by accident. What I have discovered that you have to do (or at least this is what worked for me), is that you have to set the power management setting to say 2 minutes and then set the screen saver to 1 minute. Then let them come into function, i.e. let the screen saver kick in after 1 minute and then subsequently the power management function will kick in. Then restart the machine, then go back into the screen saver function and uncheck the box but do NOT move the slider. It seems that if you move the slider to a higher setting than that at which the power management is set then the power management will not function correctly. I never had this type of problem with the screen saver and power management(monitor) functions in M/S windows, in that they were two (2) completely INDEPENDENTLY working functions. Let me know if you don't understand this or if you need more info and I will be glad to provide it. Thanks. James R. Overstreet Paraprofessional "Nothing is more useful than silence" Cherry, Bekaert & Holland, L.L.P. 828 Main Street, 17th Floor Lynchburg, Virginia 24504 434-455-0802 direct 434-847-6643 phone 434-528-3605 fax [EMAIL PROTECTED] Solutions.Character.Depth. The Firm of Choice. www.cbh.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Daniel Holbach Sent: Monday, July 17, 2006 11:44 AM To: James R. Overstreet Subject: [Bug 49248] Re: screen/display goes blank even when set not to Thanks for your bug report. Where did you set the amount of time to 'never'? In gnome-power-preferences or in gnome-screensaver-preferences? ** Changed in: gnome-screensaver (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed => Needs Info -- screen/display goes blank even when set not to https://launchpad.net/bugs/49248 * To learn more about CB&H, please visit our web site at http://www.cbh.com/ * U.S. Treasury Department Circular 230 Disclosure: In accordance with applicable professional regulations, please understand that, unless specifically stated otherwise, any written advice contained in, forwarded with, or attached to this communication is not a tax opinion and is not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, by any person for the purpose of avoiding any penalties that may be imposed under the Internal Revenue code. * This email may include information that is confidential and/or subject to the accountant/client privilege. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, please notify us by reply email and then delete this message and destroy any copies. This transmission is not intended to and does not waive any privileges. -- screen/display goes blank even when set not to https://launchpad.net/bugs/49248 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
